Crime, Fire & Courts
Former Kansas officer sentenced in sex case
A former Lansing police officer and school board member has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison without parole for trying to entice a minor to have sex.
Lawrence police looking for missing person
23 year-old Yelekal "Kal" Alemu has not been seen since Saturday morning. Police say he has failed to show up for important family gatherings.
Kansas Supreme Court upholds murder conviction
The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the second-degree murder conviction of a Topeka man who killed one man and wounded another in downtown Lawrence in 2006.
Lansing escapee back in custody
A child sex offender who escaped from Lansing Correctional Facility has been returned to custody, Kansas prison officials said Wednesday.
Man who escaped from Lansing in April still free
A child sex offender who escaped from Lansing Correctional Facility on April 18 is still eluding authorities.
Man sentenced to eight years for Lawrence robbery
A Kansas City man was sentenced to eight years in prison Thursday, after admitting to his involvement in a Lawrence robbery.
Kansas to honor fallen law enforcement officers
Gov. Sam Brownback will be in attendance Friday for the annual Kansas Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony on the Statehouse grounds.
Alert issued after man found in women's restroom
A northeastern Kansas community college has issued a campus alert after an employee found a man with a camera inside a women's restroom.
Government opposes ex-KU consultant sentencing bid
Prosecutors are opposing a request by a former consultant for the University of Kansas to have his sentence shortened for his part in a ticket scalping conspiracy that he helped conceal.
State moves violent inmates out of county jails
State corrections officials says most inmates serving time in county jails for sex crimes or murder have been moved back to state prisons.